![]() ![]() We hit only one place where a little bit of tweaking would have improved game flow. One puzzle asked us to understand which transgressions would bring you to which circle of hell: was taking the last breadstick a worse transgression than neglecting to floss? LOL! Insightfully, giving up on your dreams cast you into the deepest level of hell.Īs we made our way through the portal deeper into hell we had spirits to resolve, the journeyman to pay, and a clever way to discover to cross the River Styx. All the while we were deeply engrossed in a compelling narrative with integrated puzzles. Once inside, we were transported. We needed to gather supplies, which required solving puzzles. I loved passing through their mud room into the “gates of hell.” Engrossed and Enchanted What clever mind created this ghoulish scenario that was thematically on point for Halloween, cheeky fun, and not at all scary?Īfter a lovely conversation sharing our escape room experiences, we made our way to “hell.” They’d opened the portal to hell and the demons had escaped. Our mission would be to make our way to hell and close the portal, thereby saving all of humanity. Ultimately, we decided to go. After all, given the choice between doing an escape room and not doing an escape room, I’ll always choose the former. I’m almost always the optimistic one “everything is awesome” is my typical outlook. “Yeah right,” I told him, uncharacteristically muted. They might be the fun, smart, creative, and artsy type who love escape rooms enough to craft an interesting and fun one themselves. Tony – usually more measured – was optimistic. ![]() What were the chances we’d actually like them? Plus, we didn’t know anything about this husband-and-wife team. It seemed like we’d have to invest more than I’d expected for something I imagined would have little payoff. We are never out in the suburbs. Suddenly, I wasn’t sure if this home-grown amateur opportunity would be worth the $80 round trip Lyft – we are car-free folk – or the 45-minute drive. We live in the east side of Austin, close to downtown. We made plans to go. Then I discovered they lived a bit out of town – oh dear. It was a possibility for novelty, adventure, and taking a chance on a new experience. Yet, we were intrigued. It was a room we’d not played in our area. Okay, on the surface, really, how good could an escape room in someone’s garage actually be? Left to Right – Tony, Diane, Jonathan, Sarah In a Garage?! Lisa emailed those of us in the area to let us know of this time-sensitive pop-up escape game opportunity. ![]() Lucky for us, Jonathan reached out to David and Lisa - whom he did not know personally but only as a reader of this blog! - to let them know about the escape room his wife Sarah had built in their garage. He wondered whether the REA audience in Austin might like to come play before they took it down. We take our fun seriously and are always up for new experiences. When we learned about a homemade pop-up escape room in our area, it piqued our curiosity. have played about 150 rooms each across 6 states, 18 cities, and 3 countries.are proud inaugural members of REA’s first Escape Immerse Explore tour and every tour thereafter. ![]() have played most of the rooms in our locale (the greater Austin area).Like many of you, once we played our first game, we were hooked. Since then, we: My fiancé Tony and I started playing escape rooms 4 years ago. How did we happen upon this treasure? That was thanks to David and Lisa at Room Escape Artist and their commitment to the escape room community! Our Background The creators and hosts of this escape room, Sarah and Jonathan Mendez, far exceeded our expectations. The Pop-Up Escape Room in a Garage in Pflugerville, TXįolks, we played the most exciting, fun, and unusual escape room. It blew us away. ![]()
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